Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.
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It is, of course, a trite observation to say that we live 'in a period of transition.' Many people have said this at many times. Adam may well have made the remark to Eve on leaving the Garden of Eden.Harold MacMillan
I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
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At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
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I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.
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